I'm a girl who wants a career in Computer Science AMA

I'm 15 years old, I'm a girl and really want to peruse a career in computer science when I'm older. At the moment I can't say which field I want to work in because technology is always changing so rapidly. But if I had to say now I'd probably go into AI.

There's not many girls into computing though. For example in my computer science class there's 10 people and only 3 of us are girls and the other two girls I don't really talk to, they're not really into it they just picked computer science as a subject because the alternative was geography.

But are there any girls on TSR into computer science?

Yeah and..?

There were a few in this thread a few weeks back:
https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5191194

Also, even though TSR isn't exactly representative of the wider student community, this poll indicates things aren't quite as bad as you might think:
https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1519495

How's your math? AI is as much about maths than CS. You need both but I would also make sure your maths is on point if you want to get in to AI.

So what?

Well I'm in year 10 and on my last test a I got a grade 5 (old grade C), it was a foundation test and 5 was the highest you could get.

Now they've moved me to a class doing the Higher Tier work meaning I'll be sitting the Higher Maths paper and I'm working at grade 7 (old grade A) standard, atm.

Do you like Jazz? why are these forums made? No one is going to ask any important questions. You'll probably change your mind about 50 times before finishing your A-Levels anyway. :/

Okay well done and hopefully you get on well in Higher Tier. At A-Level you should be looking for a minimum of a B in maths if you want to study AI.

I'm also a girl and interested in computer science. I'm considering software engineering as a career path.

Have you considered doing an apprenticeship rather than going to uni?

Oh thats cool

Tbh, I'd rather go to uni, I'm more of an academic person.